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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · November 8, 2011

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Date
November 8, 2011 · 09:00 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Run-Up Area
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
TAGK
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N83960
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total15 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N83960Registered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8116244 · Built 1981Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On November 8, 2011, aircraft N83960, a Piper PA-28-161, piloted by privacy data omitted was taxing the aircraft to the run-up area and performed an engine check. During the engine check the pilot smelled and noticed smoke began entering the cockpit from the engine compartment . The pilot notified fxe ATC and reported the incident at which time fxe ATC declared an emergency and cleared all traffic and directed the pilot to taxi to an open ramp. ATC dispatched fire rescue to the ramp area of the aircraft where the pilot and the two passengers had evacuated the aircraft. There was not any evidence of fire just smoke. Afterwards the smoke cleared, the pilot contacted a mechanic (privacy data omitted)and stated the problem and had the mechanic to inspect the aircraft. privacy data omitted Inspected and operated the aircraft and could not re-create the smoke condition. privacy data omitted Advised the pilot to take the aircraft to an avionics shop and have them check the aircraft. This was accomplished and the VHF nav/comm transmitter was found to be burned out. The unit was repaired by replacement of the entire unit, a log book entry was made, rts

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 8, 2011, AIRCRAFT N83960, A PIPER PA-28-161, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUN-UP AREA AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE CHECK. DURING THE ENGINE CHECK THE PILOT SMELLED AND NOTICED SMOKE BEGAN ENTERING THE COCKPIT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT . THE PILOT NOTIFIED FXE ATC AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT AT WHICH TIME FXE ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CLEARED ALL TRAFFIC AND DIRECTED THE PILOT TO TAXI TO AN OPEN RAMP. ATC DISPATCHED FIRE RESCUE TO THE RAMP AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT WHERE THE PILOT AND THE TWO PASSENGERS HAD EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NOT ANY EVIDENCE OF FIRE JUST SMOKE. AFTERWARDS THE SMOKE CLEARED, THE PILOT CONTACTED A MECHANIC (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^)AND STATED THE PROBLEM AND HAD THE MECHANIC TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INSPECTED AND OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT AND COULD NOT RE-CREATE THE SMOKE CONDITION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED THE PILOT TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT TO AN AVIONICS SHOP AND HAVE THEM CHECK THE AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE VHF NAV/COMM TRANSMITTER WAS FOUND TO BE BURNED OUT. THE UNIT WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE UNIT, A LOG BOOK ENTRY WAS MADE, RTS